About Mahuda Village

Mahuda is a small village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 78 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Para
Pincode	723145
Area (hectares)	231.87 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	78
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuda compares

By the 2011 count Mahuda is the 106th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 231.87 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mahuda

Mahuda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuda from other places

Mahuda lies about 45 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Mahuda Junction, about 2.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahuda
Nearest railway station	Mahuda Junction	2.6 km
Nearest town	Sijua	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Para	33 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	45 km

Villages closest to Mahuda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Para tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuda village had a population of 157. That makes it the 106th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Mahuda village has 78 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuda has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mahuda is 723145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuda covers 231.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahuda falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahuda is Mahuda Junction, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuda.

Mahuda is about 45 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuda is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Mahuda Junction is about 2.6 km away. Sijua is about 7.8 km away. Para is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.